Sudan conflict: Children rescued from orphanage in Khartoum

Nearly 300 children, most of them below the age of two, have been evacuated from the capital.

Football in Senegal suspended after deadly protests

Domestic football suspended in Senegal until further notice following protests that have seen 16 people killed.

Sudan conflict: What to do with the dead bodies in Khartoum

Some Khartoum residents have become accidental undertakers to stop corpses being left on the streets.

Egypt bans Dutch archaeologists over exhibition linking Beyonce and Rihanna to Queen Nefertiti

A museum says it is being unfairly punished for showing ancient Egypt's influence on black artists.

Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect unfit to stand trial, UN court rules

Félicien Kabuga, alleged to have financed Hutu militias, was arrested in France after 26 years on the run.

Tunisian black women: ‘My skin colour says I don’t belong’

Black women in the North African country are looked down on and made to feel that they do not belong.

The bridge to Ethiopia carrying Sudan’s refugees to safety

Many refugees are relieved to cross the Metema bridge from Sudan into Ethiopia. But getting there is extremely dangerous.

Sudan conflict: Army accused of killing Congolese in campus bombing

A campus where foreigners were staying was attacked, killing 10 people, DR Congo says.

Sudan-born Majok to repay the sport that offered a path away from war

Former Los Angeles Laker Ater Majok wants to repay a sport that gave him purpose as he returns to the continent to play in the Basketball Africa League.

Ghana patients in danger as nurses head for NHS in UK – medics

The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries is "out of control", a nursing body says.